Which to use
“mattes” is an adjective and “Mette” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,895
- “mattes” frequency rank
- #47,587
- “Mette” frequency rank
- 86482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mattes | Mette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs matt | christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet |
Where the eye mixes mattes and Mette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mattes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Mette's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mattes and Mette
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mattes is [ˈmatəs] while Mette is [ˈmɛtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mattes is recorded at frequency rank #38,895, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmatəs]. Mette is at rank #47,587, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛtə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 86482, this pair ranks #93,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mattes vs Mette
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mattes": as. Private to "Mette": -.
"mattes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mattes" for "Mette" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mattes" vs "Mette" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mattes" and "Mette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mattes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mattes" and "Mette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs Mette". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #93,167 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.